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Women from the Chinese Silk Commission, circa 1920
Since the late 19th century, trade with China and other countries bordering the Pacific Ocean has been very important to Seattle. Over the years, various groups of people from these Asian nations have visited Seattle to promote their countries' products. In 1920, nearly 14 million dollars worth of Chinese goods came through Washington ports. This photo, taken about 1920, shows…
ID Number:1983.10.1971.1
Date:Circa 1920
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Chinese Silk Commission member, probably in Seattle, circa 1920
Since the late 19th century, trade with China and other countries bordering the Pacific Ocean has been very important to Seattle. Over the years, various groups of people from these Asian nations have visited Seattle to promote their countries' products. In 1920, nearly 14 million dollars worth of Chinese goods came through Washington ports. Handwritten on sleeve: Chinese Silk CommissionWebster…
ID Number:1983.10.1971.2
Date:Circa 1920
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Stetson-Ross Machine Works equipment, Seattle, circa 1921
The firm of Webster & Stevens was often hired to take pictures for Seattle businesses and industries. In this case, their client was the Stetson-Ross Machine Works. This photo shows a Stetson-Ross machine used for an unidentified purpose. Handwritten on sleeve: Stetson Ross Machine Co.Photographer's Reference Number: 85700
ID Number:1983.10.2207.4
Date:Circa 1921
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Lowman Building and Lowman & Hanford, circa 1921
In 1882, James Lowman and Clarence Hanford joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. They reopened in a tarpaper shack after losing their business in the Great Fire of 1889. In the early 1900s, they expanded their line and sold cameras, film, maps, books, gold scales, snow glasses and other supplies to people leaving for the…
ID Number:1983.10.2257.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Bolcom Canal Lumber Company, Seattle, circa 1919
Lumber mills lined both sides of the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Ballard. Rafts of logs were floated to the mills, where they were cut into lumber. In this photo, taken in about 1919, log rafts float near the Bolcom Canal Lumber Company. Handwritten on sleeve: Ballard MillWebster & Stevens number: 96765
ID Number:1983.10.2476.3
Date:Circa 1919
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Butterworth Mortuary, Seattle, circa 1923
E.R. Butterworth & Sons Mortuary was founded by Edgar Butterworth in 1893 and moved to this location at 300 East Pine at Melrose in about 1923. The business was carried on by five generations of the Butterworth family. Signs in image: The Butterworth Mortuary. K&C Dye Works - Cleaning - Pressing, Repair - Laundry OfficeHandwritten on sleeve: Butterworth & Sons…
ID Number:1983.10.2561.3
Date:Circa 1923
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Sixth and Pike, Seattle, circa 1922
This view of Sixth Avenue and Pike Street taken around 1922 shows the contrast of newer reinforced concrete buildings, like the Grunbaum Brothers Furniture Company building on the left, juxtaposed with older wooden buildings. Signs in image: Grunbaum Bros. Furniture Co. Inc. - Complete Home Furnishers - Easy Terms. Pitcairn Aged Varnish. W.H. Pope & Co. - Wall Paper, Paints.…
ID Number:1983.10.2600
Date:Circa 1922
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University National Bank, Seattle, circa 1925
The University State Bank moved to this building on the northeast corner of N.E. 45th St. and University Way N.E. in 1913. Its successor banks have occupied the site ever since. Handwritten on sleeve: University BankPhotographer's Reference Number: 112838
ID Number:1983.10.2988.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Finishing machinery at Kirkland woolen mill, circa 1921
Edward Eyanson organized Washington state's first woolen mill at Kirkland in 1892. George Matzen, the owner of the Seattle Skirt & Suit Manufacturing Company later bought the mill, and the business flourished supplying goods during the gold rush days of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Business boomed again during World War I, but the mill burned in 1924. After…
ID Number:1983.10.2990.3
Date:Circa 1921
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Fire engines in front of Fire Station No. 2, circa 1926
Seattle built several new firehouses when the Fire Department seitched from horse-drawn fire equipment to motorized trucks. Fire Station No. 2, at Fourth Avenue and Battery Street, was one of these new stations. It opened in 1921 and is still in operation.Webster & Stevens took this photo around 1926 for the B.F. Goodrich tire company. It shows a row of…
ID Number:1983.10.3220
Date:Circa 1926